My Skinny Sister

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My Skinny Sister

2015

1h 35m

Drama

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An adolescent girl discovers her older sister is hiding an eating disorder.

Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

As a depiction of the tug and pull of sibling emotions, My Skinny Sister hits the target with an almost-unnerving accuracy.

Dec 30, 2015

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Alissa Simon

Variety

Lenken excels at establishing a realistic relationship between Stella and Katja, and the actresses share good chemistry as well as a certain resemblance.

Dec 30, 2015

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

Swedish writer-director Sanna Lenken's debut feature breathes warmth and humor into a potentially dry topic thanks largely to its terrific young cast.

Dec 30, 2015

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

[Writer-director Sanna] Lenken has crafted a convincing and accomplished film, which clearly benefits from her own personal experience

Aug 24, 2020

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Rachel Brook

One Room With A View

Exponentially growing tension makes My Skinny Sister increasingly distressing to watch, yet looking away is never an option.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 18, 2019

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Lucy Popescu

CineVue

Beautifully and unobtrusively shot by Moritz Schultheiß, My Skinny Sister is a tender portrait of teenage angst and a salutary warning against the dangers of obsessive calorie counting.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 8, 2019

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Rexie S

Such a sweet movie, and interesting for us with an eating disorder as it approaches the disorder from another perspective. At the end of the day, it becomes more a movie about sisterhood than a movie about bulimia/anorexia. And that's what makes it worth watching it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Audience Member

Full lenght debut from Sanna Lenken. The plot is a serious matter as it takes you in on a story where a girl is dealing with eating disorders. It looks like a normal Swedish family with two active kids. Katja is a bit older, our lead here, Stella, is eleven or so. She is a bit overweigt, the bigger sister is very thin. They both attend figure skating and the older one has got quite some talent. She practice everyday and she seem very dedicated. When Stella finds out that Katja throws up her food she find herself in a tricky situation. Should she tell on her? It's interesting to see the famous Amy Diamond in her debut here. You know, the child star with the "What's in it for me"-song. Well, she sings better than she acts. Another cool fact is that the Stella character are done by Erland Josephson's granddaughter, and she really impresses in her debut. Anyhow, good film that takes up a very serious topic. It's brave, but still quite safe and undearing. 6.5 out of 10 ice rinks.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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I had heard good things about this movie so I ended up being a little disappointed when watching it. I felt that the acting wasn't that convincing and I felt that I didn't really believe in the characters the way that I had hoped. In the end it was okay, but it didn't really stay with me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Sanna Lenken

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Rebecka Josephson

Stella

Amy Deasismont

Katja

Henrik Norlén

Lasse

Annika Hallin

Karin

Maxim Mehmet

Jacob

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Synopsis

An adolescent girl discovers her older sister is hiding an eating disorder.

Director: Sanna Lenken
Producer: Annika Rogell
Screenwriter: Sanna Lenken
Production Co: Arte, Sveriges Television, Film i Väst
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Runtime: 1h 35m